Leadership

Most of us, when noticing no progress on our resolutions, call ourselves bad names. And nothing changes. In order to successfully keep resolutions, we need to know the REAL reason(s) we didn’t act. And do something about those.

When people want to have more engagement in the teams, they typically think about ‘culture’ and ‘mindset’. In our opinion, most of the time it is insufficient to only work on ‘culture’ and ‘mindset’. For us, if you want to create engagement, there are 3 pillars to pay attention to.

What makes someone captivated by what you’re telling them? What makes them totally engaged in the conversation? How to ensure you have their true ‘listening ear’? In this insight we’ll explain how to get others to truly listen to you. We’ll provide 3 ‘key ingredients’ to get the attention of your conversation partner.

When you come to a fork in the road, take it! In this insight we’ll explain how to recognize the (business and personal) situations where this applies; why it’s often so difficult to act; and how to go about it.

Whatever our level of seniority, whatever our level of achievement – there are moments where we feel stressed about an upcoming meeting. Here are some tips to reduce your stress level and enhance your impact and charisma.

You want to make sure people around you (coworkers, clients, family) will make the best decision? You want to guide them towards the ‘right’ decision – yet you want them to have freedom of choice? Read this book and learn about the power of ‘nudges’.

Many leaders have a hard time being tough as they want to maintain positive relationships at work. Here are some tips to help you establish when it is necessary to be more assertive, and how to go about it.

Dealing with conflict is not easy. Conflict situations tend to be complex. We won’t be able to give a ‘quick and dirty miracle recipe’ in this insight. But we will provide a concept that might prove very helpful.

Being able to create memorable moments (also known as defining moments) is not something ‘blurry’. Chip and Dan Heath, the authors of this book, have identified the 4 key components of memorable moments. Throughout the book, they provide very pragmatic advice on how to put these components into implementation so you too can proactively create those magic moments.